Toshikatsu Matsuoka is frustrated.
"He is pandering to the interest of urban voters," said the Lower House member from Kumamoto Prefecture and vocal farm lobbyist, criticizing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Matsuoka was not the only Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who lashed out at Koizumi during a recent gathering of the party's decision-making Executive Council. Many shouted and pounded desks to show their disapproval of Koizumi's recent proposals that would benefit urban voters.
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